TRICHROMES...Are they ready yet?

i read yesterday that there is no point looking at the pistils to see when to harvest. but to look at the trichromes, i was wandering, does anyone know what the trichromes are meant to look like before you harvest the plant?? i have about one ounce on my plant at the moment, and have been flowering for 5 weeks. can i harvest now seeing as the buds are very sticky and the crystals/trichromes are literally forming like ice all over the leaves and buds, with little balls on the top of them. hence my ice plant looking like it was grown in the arctic or something, the buds dont smell like skunk yet either except from a distance, will they smell when they are harvested?

5 Weeks is not that long really. What colour are the Trichromes?
Have you got any pics? The more info you give, the better!

Happy growing...

the color of the trichomes should be: clear = premature, milky = perfect, amber = okay but a little over-ripe, its hard to see without a magnifying glass when they turn milky, so if you just have eyes, pick them when you see the first signs of amber.

Magnifiying glasses that are 30 power work well for this old man. Also good for checking for pest that may invade you. I ordered two cause shipping was free if your order was over $25.00. Stop by and get the extra one if you want. Might cost less to order it.
Ice takes at least 8 weeks of flowering and worth the weight. Don't worry about that smell, it will kick your ass, IF.......... you wait long enough. There are times I prefer it over WW. VV